Bali Elephant Park: Why You Should Visit, Offers, and Prices

Bali boasts a world-famous elephant sanctuary, offering a unique experience of getting up close and personal with these amazing animals. This remarkable sanctuary is located deep in the cultural capital of Ubud, surrounded by lush Balinese vegetation. The park covers 4.5 hectares and features meticulously designed conditions for approximately 30 Sumatran elephants. Mason Elephant opened in 1997 as an elephant rescue center. This extraordinary park challenged the destructive deforestation and poaching that had led to the decline of Sumatran elephant populations.

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Awards and achievements

Mason Elephant Park & Lodge is the first certified park in Asia, owned by the number one tour operator, Mason Adventures, with nearly 30 years of experience developing tourism in Bali. Today, the park has received numerous awards and is also the only specialized rescue center in Bali and home to the island's largest herd of endangered Sumatran elephants.

Over the years, the park has already seen the birth of six healthy elephants. It's worth noting that none of the elephants living in the park were captured in the wild. All were rescued from detention camps in Sumatra, where living conditions were devastating. Over the years, the park has organized three rescue operations, transporting elephants from several Sumatran camps to Bali, a distance of over 1,700 kilometers, using trucks and ferries.

The park's managing director, Nigel Mason, focuses on ensuring the animals have a comfortable and happy life, creating all the necessary conditions for a natural environment, and maintaining the elephants' health.

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Mason Elephant: Key Offers

• Accommodations are provided in luxury lodges, which offer guests additional options for exploring the park.
• Jumbo Wash. A fun elephant wash ritual. You get the ultimate experience, while your elephant enjoys the water.
• Swimming with an elephant in the lake. Befriend Jumbo and float on his back. It's one of the animals' favorite activities.
• Elephant safaris within the park or through the jungles of the Taro forests, as well as a night safari with dinner in the Palm Grove.

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Stay at Mason Elephant Park & Lodge

This unique hotel, even for Bali, invites guests to the Elephant Park to stay in this amazing place for a couple of days and enjoy close encounters with the animals, comfortable accommodations with modern amenities, and excellent cuisine. Mason Elephant Park & Lodge is the winner of the 2019 World Luxury Hotel Awards as "Best Luxury Lodge in Asia" and "Best Luxury Eco-Safari Lodge in the World." Accommodation packages may or may not include breakfast and park activities. Please note this when booking!

You can choose:

• Taro Suite - a luxurious island-style suite with exclusive amenities and personal butler service.
• Park View Room with scenic views of the park's greenery and elephants.
• Lake Side Double with lake views and all the necessary amenities for two or three guests.
• Garden View Room with garden views and a maximum capacity of 4 guests.
• Paddy View Room with rice field view.
• Lake Side Single Room for single guests.

Daily offers for hotel guests:

• All day access to the elephant park and botanical garden.
• Private bar for Mammoths Head guests.
• Wellness spa and equipped gym.
• Exclusive access to the elephant viewing terrace and treetop walkway.
• 20% discount on active events.
• Elephant bathing and safaris.

This unique hotel is frequented by international stars of film, sports, music, politics, and culture, including Dolph Lundgren, Claudia Schiffer, Calvin Klein, Kim Kardashian, David Beckham, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Richard Branson, and others. It's worth noting that the Mason Elephant is in high demand, especially during the tourist season. Bookings are recommended well in advance!

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Mason Elephant Park Hours and Visits

The park is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. A standard visit including a tour of the grounds and an elephant encounter costs: adults - IDR 395,000; children aged 5 to 12 - IDR 240,000; children aged 1 to 4 - IDR 120,000. Family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children) - IDR 1,150,000. All additional options are available for an additional fee:

• Entrance and elephant ride - IDR 1,200,000.
• Jumbo Wash, elephant wash, without riding - IDR 995,000.
• Jumbo Wash, elephant wash, with ride - IDR 1,495,000.
• Lake swimming with elephant riding - IDR 1,675,000.

Prices are valid for 2025.

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